Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Danish Foreign Minister Holger K Nielsen was quoted by Copenhagen Post on 16 Jan 2014 the embassies in Switzerland, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Slovenia and Slovakia will be closed down. The ministry …
Denmark’s diplomatic mission reshuffles driven by trade Read More
People living in Greater Copenhagen will now have an easier time cycling to work or study, thanks to the region’s new network of cycle lanes. The country’s first Cycle Super …
Bicycle super highway opens in greater Copenhagen Read More
Danish Transport Minister Pia Olsen Dyhr began her three-day visit to China in Monday’s morning rush hour by riding a red bicycle from the hotel she stayed in to the …
Danish minister takes a bike tour of Beijing Read More
H.R.H. Princess Benedikte’s has recently concluded her visit to Malaysia from 11 to 16 January. Her Royal Highness is patron of the Olave Baden-Powell Society (OB-PS), which supports the work …
Denmark’s Princess Benedikte concludes Malaysia visit Read More
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Management University (SMU) and the Copenhagen Business School (CBS) have joined forces to collaborate on the development of their respective maritime programmes to groom the next generation …
Denmark, Singapore universities offer joint maritime programme Read More
Denmark is reopening its embassy in the Philippines in August after more than a decade of absence in the country. Malaysia-based Danish envoy Nicolai Ruge, Copenhagen’s non-resident ambassador to the …
Denmark to reopen embassy in Philippines in August Read MorePrincess Benedikte of Denmark yesterday attended a round table meeting at the Health Ministry’s Headquarter, near here, to discuss Diabetes Policy on improving the quality of life for those suffering …
Danish princess joins diabetes roundtable in Malaysia Read MoreWith the implementation of ASEAN economic cooperation in less than two years, the Danish dairy industry is well placed to tap into a huge market of 650 million consumers. The …
Great opportunities for Danish dairy technology in Southeast Asia Read MoreAn uninsured Danish man, seriously injured in a motorbike crash, has been stranded in a Philippine hospital since August last year because his family could not afford the accumulated medical …
Uninsured Danish patient stranded in Philippines Read MoreOn Wednesday January 15 the Danish network in Hua Hin sent out an invite to a networking event on January 25. Already on Thursday the next morning a new message …
Danish networking event in Hua Hin already fully booked Read MoreDanish Business Association Singapore, DABS, hosted its first event of the year on Monday January 13. The topic for the event was “Crime and Punishment in Singapore”. Though many people …
DABS invited to law night Read MoreCrown Princess Mary of Denmark visited Myanmar on January 10-12 together with Minister for Development Cooperation Rasmus Helveg Petersen and Ambassador Mikael Hemniti Winther, told Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok. …
Crown Princess Mary visits Myanmar together with Ambassador and Minister Read MoreDue to the political instability in Bangkok, DTCC regretfully inform its members and non-members that the Nordic and Irish chamber’s networking event scheduled for the 16th January has been cancelled. …
DTCC cancels 16 Jan Nordic-Irish networking Read MoreDanish Defense Minister Nicolai Wammen wants a closer connection between Denmark and China in defense affairs. During a visit this week the Danish Minister together with the experiences Danish brigadier general …
Denmark sends Defense Attaché to China Read More
Ambassador John Nielsen, who is also Chairman of the Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF), on 9 January 2014 hosted an introductory workshop in HCMC on CDEF. CDEF provides support …
Denmark, Vietnam in art, cultural exchange Read More
On Sunday 12 January 2014 at 9 am sharp a group of 9 brave Vikings turned up at Admirals@24 to join the Viking Wheelers Bangkachao Invasion. They were: Bent Laasholt, …
Admirals Bangkachao Invasion by Viking Wheelers Read More
Denmark has provided more than 100 million USD in support to Vietnamese farmers and agricultural development. More than one million farmers and their families have benefited from this support. VTV1 …
Denmark granted US$100 million to Vietnam’s farm sector to date Read More
A HANDSHAKE WORTH 295 MILLION KRONERS: DEBT RELIEF The Minister for Development Cooperation Rasmus Helveg Petersen arrived in Myanmar on 10 January 2014. In Nay Pyi Taw he met with …
Denmark writes off 295 million kroners owed by Myanmar Read More
On Thursday January 9 Scandinavian Airlines hosted this month’s Nordic networking event at Admirals Pub in Bangkok. On that occasion the Director and General Manager of SAS Southeast Asia Niels …
Niels Henrik Hansen says goodbye to SAS Bangkok Read More
Copenhagen Airport (CPH) has launched a Chinese app and website to meet the needs of travellers. The move follows on the success of offering Chinese guides and courses in Chinese …
App for Chinese visitors at Copenhagen Airport Read More
A Danish Pavilion will be arranged at the Water Expo during the Singapore Int’l Water Week from 1 – 5 June 2014. The export initiative is arranged in cooperation between Danish Water …
Danish Water Pavilion and Danish Water House in Singapore Read More
Friday December 10th Danish artist Tarik Arnautovic opens a popup shop in Shanghai, everyone is welcome at the opening, and he promises free posters to the quick ones! Source: Embassy …
Danish graphic artist ‘pops up’ in Shanghai Read More
The landscape will soon be transformed in a part of Mui Dinh, Vietnam. Vestas – the Danish wind turbine company – is about to start the development of Mui Dinh …
Wind energy in Vietnam – powered by Vestas Read MoreThe Danish band Michael Learns To Rock, MLTR, is going to play two concerts in Indonesia, according to the band’s website. The first concert will be played in the city …
MLTR to perform in Indonesia in February Read MoreOn Saturday January 4 the 8-years old girl Im and her mother Suthida from Thailand landed in Aalborg airport in Denmark. They were welcomed by family and friends from their …
Deported Thai Girl and Mother now back in Denmark Read More
Denmark’s largest manufacturer of workwear, MASCOT, inaugurated a newly built factory in Laos in early January 2014. MASCOT constructed the 9000 sq m building and the new production unit becomes …
Danish workwear ‘Mascot’ opens Lao factory Read More
Friis Arne Petersen, Danish Ambassador to China, in an interview with Beijing Review, outlined the win-win Sino-Danish cooperation with emphasis on environmental protection and energy conservation. Excerpts of the interview: …
Environment, energy: key to Sino-Danish cooperation Read More
Around November each year, a Danish veterinarian Geneviève Jorgensen and her assistant travel to Thailand to lend their local colleagues a helping hand in the desperate campaign to put the …
Danish Vets in Bangkok: Stray dogs’ miserable lives Read More
Indonesian cement producer, PT Semen Padang, has ordered a new cement production line with a capacity of 8,000tpd from FLSmidth (Denmark), work EUR40m (DKK 300m), according to a press release …
Indonesian cement plant orders Danish production line Read More
Danish brewer Carlsberg said in December 2013 it had bought the owner of eight Chinese breweries for 1.4 billion kroner (US$258 million) as it grows outside the sluggish markets of …
Carlsberg buys Chongqing Beer Group Read More
Ambassador of Denmark to Thailand Mr Mikael H. Winther and Danish Embassy staff wish all Danes living and working in Thailand Happy Christmas & New Year. Please note that the …
Danish Ambassador, staff say ‘Merry Christmas’ Read More
Danish food authorities and the nation’s bakers are debating whether cinnamon, a staple of the Danish pastry and one of the quintessential fragrances of a Christmas kitchen, is good for …
Scientists, bakers in great cinnamon roll debate Read More
It is with great pleasure we invite you to Scandinavian Society Siam’s traditional ‘juleskål’, which will be served directly after the Scandinavian Christmas service and before the Finnish Christmas service …
SSS hosts Scandinavian traditional ‘juleskål’ Read More
Recently the Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine office and the State Forestry Administration (SFA) jointly issued a notice advising that as of 1 November 2013 China has banned the import …
China bans ash logs, sawnwood from Scandinavia Read More
A newly-leaked document from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden confirms Denmark’s formal agreement to work with the US surveillance agency NSA. The document was revealed by Swedish television channel SVT as …
All Scandinavian nations, except Finland, spy for US Read MoreAn air-powered car built of Lego, that can reach a top speed of around 20km/h (12mph) has hit the roads of Melbourne. It was built by an Australian entrepreneur and …
Crowd-funded Lego car powered by air Read More
Police are looking for three European men who allegedly threatened a 25-year-old Danish tourist into handing over his entire kiteboard kit on a Phuket beach in the morning of 17 …
Dane robbed of kiteboard kit on Phuket beach Read More
Thailand’s Immigration Bureau will ask the Foreign Ministry to reconsider the decision to exempt visa fees for tourists and travelers from 17 countries, including Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Apart …
Thailand reconsiders visa fee exemption for Scandinavians, others Read More
The Danish Writers Association and Kim Dong Publishing House launched a 2013–2015 Writing for Children campaign in Hanoi on December 17. The campaign, part of a larger Vietnam-Denmark project supporting …
Denmark promotes children’s literature in Vietnam Read More
A whopping €1m has been invested in the development of a computer game as a recruitment tool to attract young people to seek a future behind the steering wheel of …
Cargo Dynasty: So you want to be a truck driver? Read MoreJames Christensen, who was arrested in February 2005 for allegedly trying to kill a chickenfarmer by setting fire to his roof, was today Wednesday 18 December finally acquitted of the …
Danish arson suspect walks free Read More
Danish Pulse – Danish Design Exhibtion will be held between 29 November and 25 December 2013 at LAN Wave and the exhibition. The exhibition will present classic modern Danish design …
Classic Modern Danish Designs in Shanghai Read More
On 16 December 2013 afternoon around 300 Danes attended a Danish Christmas Service at St Mary’s Cathedral in Kuala Lumpur, where young boys and girls performed the Lucia parade. The …
300 Danes show up for Christmas service in KL Read More
The Danish Embassy in cooperation with Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) organised a Seminar on Promotion of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Vietnam in early December 2013. …
Denmark urges Vietnam to invest in people Read More
DKSH’s Business Unit Healthcare has entered into an agreement with Nordic Bioscience to offer clinical trial logistics services in Hong Kong. As part of the deal, DKSH will import investigational …
Nordic Bioscience inks clinical trial logistics deal in HK Read More
A Danish government-funded six-year programme, contributed to the reduction in average poverty rate in the five provinces of Vietnam from more than 25% in 2007 to 10 – 12%. The …
Denmark’s US$42 million helped Vietnam reduce poverty Read More
High school experiment attracts interest from scientists across Europe Does radiation from wi-fi routers and cell phones have health consequences? That’s the question five high school girls in Denmark set …
Danish experiment: plants die when placed next to Wi-Fi routers Read More
Veteran Foreign Correspondent Bertil Lintner warns foreign businessmen of bitter lessons to be learned in Burma. By Gregers Moller Bertil Lintner, award-winning Swedish Foreign Correspondent based in Thailand, is highly …
Risky Burma Dreams Read More
Most travellers outside Scandinavia will be unaware that Thai offers probably the best “premium economy” seating anywhere in the world on B777-300ER flights departing Copenhagen and Stockholm for Bangkok. After …
Does THAI Scandinavia have the best “premium economy”? Read More
Denmark’s Haldor Topsoe will invest about DKK900 million to build catalyst plant in China. The board of directors of Haldor Topsoe has approved the capital investment needed to carry out …
Denmark’s Haldor Topsoe to set up catalyst plant in China Read More